The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-04-30
ROBERTS TREATMENT"
THE STORY OF MINCE PEA NEW
ENGLAND SKETCH.

81 ben maxim batch, SO brought
you one, of course" The speaker I'M
wrapped copy OF The Waterman and
Reflector which contained large sized
mince pie. Now Mrs. Farnham had
been told great many times, that, under
no conditions, do we eat this article of
food. But she continues to bring us one
of every "batch." The gift has grown to
be embarrassing and exasperatlng III the
highest degree. At first we used to
thank her and beg her to take the pie to
some one who would eat it. She would
refuse. She would wink at us aid say
she guessed we would worry it down
if she left it. After few such re-
sponses as this, we have ceased tic make
any remark when the pie comes, always
in its copy of The Waterman and Re-
fectOr. She has assumed the attitude
that, for inacrutable reasons we choose
while, in very truth, We gobble it in Sc
cret. Indeed, kind neighbor has In
formed us that Mrs. Farnham has notified
the entire hamlet that we have "taken up
a notion to say we never touch no mince
pie. Now" she adds impressively, 1--WE
all know faint In reason ter think that
folks can live without no pie, and don't
believe them women make one them
selves from years end to years end. l
told Ephraim 'twant only common Chris
tianity to see tibet they had one occasion
ally"
Our Plymouth Rock hens have had
Mrs. Farnhams donations, we having
found out that they did not agree with
our Gordon setter, We all know that
the digestion of hen is akin to that of
an ostrich. This time the pie, however,
was destined to different fate, and this
turn in the tide OF it's affairs, is the
cause of this sketch. When Mrs. Farm
ham was well ON her way TO the next
neighbours house, Mrs. Holland appeared
at our door to inform US that she thought
she could do our washing tomorrow.
She washes our clothes for us, and she
has the irritating habit Of coming several
times week to notify us OF her inten-
lions in regard to this work, to order us
to bring over the clothes, or to order us
to come for them. She, being on the
town has to be obeyed, for would it not
be cru a not 70 perform the wishes of a
poor women who is a pauper? | often
wonder if she knows how thoroughly
she has, to use her own phrase, "the
upper hand of us"
It is we'll known how Robert likes
sweet stuffs; in fact, he likes everything
which is particularly bad for him. 1t
was my sister who suggested sending the
mince pie to Robert. 1t is on my sisters
head that the consequences must lie.
Mrs. Holland eagerly took the gift and
Rugged it to her as she told us that the
mind-cure woman had been a second
time to Theodore Melvin's daughter and
had said that the girl was a great deal
better and that few more treatments
and consistent living, day by day and
hour by hour in the new thought she
would be entirely well. This was cheer
ing and had evidently entirely concerted
Mrs. Holland, even though she went on
TO say that the woman had hardly got
down the road "afore Lavinny she was a
twitchin' soft took both on 'em ter hold
her, though Miss Melvin she got out the
paper OF thoughts the healer had left, n
applied it right to the girls fore'rd. The
next day Theodore n his wife rid over to
see the woman. She said Lavinny was
still under the cuss OF the old thought, |
b ut was comm out all right; n che !